gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. El Centro students Spring '06

    gauge14iv replied to AllyRN82's topic in Texas Nursing

    IHS owns long term care facilities and skilled nursing

  2. Dcccd 2006

    gauge14iv replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    AT one of the schools that ended up calling me - I was supopsedly # 22. Pretty far down the

  3. Dcccd 2006

    gauge14iv replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes - I was listed too and ended up getting called by BOTH places!!! DONT count yourselves out yet. They may have only taken 4.0's so far, BUT the end is yet to

  4. Non-use of stereotypes can help a relationship

    gauge14iv replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    TERRIFIC post! One thing I would love to be able to teach students in nursing school - or anyone that I ever precept, would be how to take and offer constructive criticism in a loving manner that...

  5. Cheaters during a test!!!

    gauge14iv replied to pixie-dust37's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hopefully - you sound very young - I may be wrong but you sound that way. In real life, people stick together - BUT sticking together as a nurse means that everyone collectively does what they can to...

  6. nurse practitioner?

    gauge14iv replied to marine_mom's topic in Nursing Career

    As for working fulltime - there are people who do it, but I woudnt recommend it unless you are going to school very part time. As a grad student there is a LOT more financial aid

  7. nurse practitioner?

    gauge14iv replied to marine_mom's topic in Nursing Career

    I and MANY of my fellow NP students are in our 40's and 50's - its never too late. You will still be just as old if you DON"T go! We didn't do it earlier for the same reasons you cite. I have 1.5...

  8. Texas Tech web-based Accel BSN

    gauge14iv replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Texas Nursing

    If I was working I'd take ya - but I'm in graduate

  9. Cheaters during a test!!!

    gauge14iv replied to pixie-dust37's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    But not the part about cheating - cheating is a deliberate

  10. Cheaters during a test!!!

    gauge14iv replied to pixie-dust37's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was agreeing with you

  11. Texas Tech web-based Accel BSN

    gauge14iv replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Texas Nursing

    I was just looking over the stuff for the accelerated program. I doubt they would have trouble getting things set up soon in DFW - they already have connections with TWU in several ways. Im thinking...

  12. Accelerated BSN Programs in Texas?

    gauge14iv replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Texas Nursing

    Very cool - I had not heard that. I had heard they had one that was online BUT you still had to attend some classes and then

  13. Cheaters during a test!!!

    gauge14iv replied to pixie-dust37's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think the word you are looking for in that case is not snitch - the proper word would begin with a B. Catching someone cheating and letting the powers that be know is a whole different thing. The...

  14. Cheaters during a test!!!

    gauge14iv replied to pixie-dust37's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And ethics and honesty and being above cheating is what should keep them there Like I said before - if you cant handle peer reporting and advocating for patient safety - get out of nursing, get out...

  15. Texas Tech web-based Accel BSN

    gauge14iv replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Texas Nursing

    As I said in the other thread - the RN to BSN programs are for people who are already RN's, but want to earn a Bachelors degree - so online is very

  16. Accelerated BSN Programs in Texas?

    gauge14iv replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Texas Nursing

    These are public universities Also - in all cases - online course are recognized IF you are alreay an RN. If you aren;'t an RN, you have to do it the old fashioned way if you want to be assured of...

  17. Texas Tech web-based Accel BSN

    gauge14iv replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Texas Nursing

    If the program is accredited by the Texas state BNE, which it pretty much ahs to be to operate in Texas, then I woudnt see why not. They recognize other online programs around the state, Tech has an...

  18. Accelerated BSN Programs in Texas?

    gauge14iv replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Texas Nursing

    http://conhs.tamucc.edu/undergraduate/accBSN.html Thats the info for the accelerated

  19. Incident or not?

    gauge14iv replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    An incident report should not be thought of as punitive - it is a LEARNING and CORRECTION tool - it doesnt just affect the nurse, it affects the way systems are handled all the way down the line -...

  20. Texas Tech web-based Accel BSN

    gauge14iv replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Texas Nursing

    Looks like a GREAT program - I know they have adjunct faculty in the DFW area - our graduate level pharm profs at TWU are TT professors. (Excellent class btw) I would bet Tech can help you get things...

  21. I can't believe this situation!!!

    gauge14iv replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    well - 1/2 the class at U Texas - but anywhere else you want to take it - I'd be happy to send em 200 bucks toawards your

  22. I can't believe this situation!!!

    gauge14iv replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And another!!!!!

  23. I can't believe this situation!!!

    gauge14iv replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Another place to take that class:

  24. I can't believe this situation!!!

    gauge14iv replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    http://utdirect.utexas.edu/ecweb/cenroll1.wb?dept=M__&crse=408C_&unique=N10/96_ You can take the course there - for credit - in as little as 5 weeks - online and or via mail You CAN do this -...

  25. When applying to nursing schools...Do your reasearch

    gauge14iv replied to NurseBunky's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are lies, bald faced lies and then there are statistics... Other variables to consider - which stats don't - how much of a given schools populatioin speaks english as their second language? This...